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'''Alexander Rose''' (born 1971) is an author and a historian. Born in the [[United States]], Rose was raised in Australia and Britain and educated at [[Cambridge University]]. He worked as a journalist for several years, including as a leader writer for the [[Daily Telegraph]], UK, and the [[National Post]], Canada, and as deputy managing editor for the National Review, USA. He has authored ''Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History'', a look at the gentry of [[Northumberland]], ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring'', a detailed account of [[George Washington]]'s personal spies, the [[Culper Ring (Revolutionary War)|Culper Ring]], as well as ''American Rifle: A Biography'', describing how America's military firearms shaped the country's history and vice-versa.
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'''Alexander Rose''' (born 1971) is an author and a historian.

==Early life==
Born in the [[United States]], Rose was raised in Australia and Britain and educated at [[Cambridge University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/alexander-rose|title=Alexander Rose &#124; Bookreporter.com|website=www.bookreporter.com}}</ref> He was awarded a doctorate for his thesis, ''Radar Strategy: The Air Dilemma and British Politics, 1932–1937''.

==Career==
He worked as a journalist for several years, including as an editorial writer for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (UK) and the [[National Post]] (Canada). He has authored ''Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History'', a biography of some thirteen generations of the barons and earls of [[Northumberland]] between 1066 and 1485; ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring'' (a detailed account of [[George Washington]]'s personal spies, the [[Culper Ring]]); ''American Rifle: A Biography'', describing how America's military firearms shaped the country's history and vice versa; and ''Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World'' concerning the competition between airplanes and zeppelins. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.

Renamed ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'', ''[[Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring]]'' aired on AMC as a television series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/turn|title=TURN: Washington's Spies - AMC|work=AMC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/06/interview-alexander-rose-author-inspired-turn/|title=Interview with Alexander Rose, the Author who Inspired TURN|date=June 15, 2017|website=Journal of the American Revolution}}</ref>

Rose writes the ''Spionage'' newsletter on Substack, and his work has appeared in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', the ''New York Observer'', the CIA journal ''Studies in Intelligence'', ''MHQ: The Quarterly of Military History'', ''Invention & Technology'', ''Intelligence & National Security'', ''The National Interest'', and the ''English Historical Review''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/alexander-rose-men-war/|title=Alexander Rose: Men of War &#124; Pritzker Military Museum & Library &#124; Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/|title=Alexander Rose|website=[[National Review]]|date=November 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" |Television
|-
! Year
! TV Series
! Credit
! Notes
|-
| 2015–2017
| rowspan=2| ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]''
| Writer
| Episodes:
* "Men of Blood"
* "Blade on the Feather"
* "Our Man in New York"
|-
| 2017
| Edmund Hewlett's aide
| (uncredited)<br />Episode:
* "Our Man in New York"
|}


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==
*[http://www.lettersonpages.com/2009/01/american-rifle-by-alexander-rose/ Review of American Rifle at Letters on Pages]
*[http://www.lettersonpages.com/2009/01/american-rifle-by-alexander-rose/ Review of American Rifle at Letters on Pages]

==Publications==
*{{Cite book|last=Rose |first=Alexander
|title=Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History |publisher =Weidenfeld & Nicolson |date=2002|isbn =978-0-297-81860-1 |oclc=45338102}}
* Rose, Alexander. ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring''. New York: Bantam Books, 2006. {{ISBN|0-553-80421-9}} {{OCLC | 64230502}}
* Rose, Alexander. ''American Rifle: A Biography''. New York: Bantam Dell, 2008. {{ISBN|0-553-80517-7}} {{OCLC | 191922709}}
*{{Cite book|last=Rose |first=Alexander|title=Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima|date=2015|publisher =Random House|isbn=978-0-553-80518-5|oclc=885313615}}
*Rose, Alexander. ''Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World''. New York: Random House, 2020. {{ISBN|978-0812989984}} {{OCLC | 9451220440}}
*Rose, Alexander. ''The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy''. New York: Mariner Books, 2022. {{ISBN|978-0358393252}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.alexrose.com Home page]
*[https://alexanderrose.substack.com ''Spionage'' Newsletter]
*[https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/alexander-rose-washingtons-spies/ Interview] on ''Washington's Spies'' at the [[Pritzker Military Museum & Library]]
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* {{IMDb name|id=nm5384684|name=Alexander Rose}}

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Alexander Rose
OccupationHistorian
LanguageEnglish
EducationCambridge University
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectAmerican history
British history
Notable worksWashington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
Website
www.alexrose.com

Alexander Rose (born 1971) is an author and a historian.

Early life

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Born in the United States, Rose was raised in Australia and Britain and educated at Cambridge University.[1] He was awarded a doctorate for his thesis, Radar Strategy: The Air Dilemma and British Politics, 1932–1937.

Career

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He worked as a journalist for several years, including as an editorial writer for The Daily Telegraph (UK) and the National Post (Canada). He has authored Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History, a biography of some thirteen generations of the barons and earls of Northumberland between 1066 and 1485; Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (a detailed account of George Washington's personal spies, the Culper Ring); American Rifle: A Biography, describing how America's military firearms shaped the country's history and vice versa; and Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World concerning the competition between airplanes and zeppelins. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.

Renamed Turn: Washington's Spies, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring aired on AMC as a television series.[2][3]

Rose writes the Spionage newsletter on Substack, and his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Observer, the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence, MHQ: The Quarterly of Military History, Invention & Technology, Intelligence & National Security, The National Interest, and the English Historical Review.[4][5]

Filmography

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Television
Year TV Series Credit Notes
2015–2017 Turn: Washington's Spies Writer Episodes:
  • "Men of Blood"
  • "Blade on the Feather"
  • "Our Man in New York"
2017 Edmund Hewlett's aide (uncredited)
Episode:
  • "Our Man in New York"

Reviews

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Publications

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  • Rose, Alexander (2002). Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-81860-1. OCLC 45338102.
  • Rose, Alexander. Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring. New York: Bantam Books, 2006. ISBN 0-553-80421-9 OCLC 64230502
  • Rose, Alexander. American Rifle: A Biography. New York: Bantam Dell, 2008. ISBN 0-553-80517-7 OCLC 191922709
  • Rose, Alexander (2015). Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima. Random House. ISBN 978-0-553-80518-5. OCLC 885313615.
  • Rose, Alexander. Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World. New York: Random House, 2020. ISBN 978-0812989984 OCLC 9451220440
  • Rose, Alexander. The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy. New York: Mariner Books, 2022. ISBN 978-0358393252

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Rose | Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com.
  2. ^ "TURN: Washington's Spies - AMC". AMC.
  3. ^ "Interview with Alexander Rose, the Author who Inspired TURN". Journal of the American Revolution. 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Alexander Rose: Men of War | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  5. ^ "Alexander Rose". National Review. November 2013.
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